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Solve for x and found your answer to the nearest tenth.

Solve for x and found your answer to the nearest tenth.-example-1
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Answer:

11.1

Explanation:

To find the side measurement we have to use trig, and the trig function Cosine, or cos. We use the because cosθ=
image. So cosθ=
image, then to isolate x multiply both sides by 15. Now we have 15cos42=x, plugging this into the equation we get that x=11.1

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